Douglas da Silva

Douglas da Silva (born 7 March 1984) is a Brazilian professional association football player who plays for Brusque as a central defender.

Douglas da Silva

Personal information
Full name	Douglas da Silva
Date of birth	(1984-03-07) 7 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Florianópolis, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Center back
Team information
Current team	Brusque
Youth career
	Avaí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Avaí
2003–2004	Atlético Paranaense
2005–2008	Hapoel Kfar Saba	122	(6)
2008–2011	Hapoel Tel Aviv	78	(12)
2011–2014	Red Bull Salzburg	15	(0)
2013	→ Figueirense (loan)	25	(4)
2014	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)	27	(5)
2015	Vasco da Gama	2	(0)
2015–2016	Joinville	8	(0)
2016	C.A. Bragantino	18	(5)
2016–2018	Mladá Boleslav	28	(3)
2018–	Brusque
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2019

Career

Da Silva moved to Israel in 2005 to join Hapoel Kfar Saba. He quickly established himself as one of the best defenders in the Israeli league. After four years playing for Hapoel Kfar Saba he decided to leave the club after they were relegated to the second division and joined one of Israel's top clubs Hapoel Tel Aviv.

After signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv, he played for the first time in UEFA club competitions, In May 2010, he won the country double (both Championship and State Cup). He qualified with Hapoel to the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group Stage and on November 24 he scored his first Champions League goal against S.L. Benfica in a 3–0 victory.

On 19 December 2010, he agreed with the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg where he joined in the transfer window on 11 January 2011, Hapoel Tel Aviv received €2.6 million for the deal, while Da Silva will earn €1 million per year with a five-year contract.^[1]

On 5 January 2011, Da Silva was blackmailed by a former teammate. Due to it, his move to Red Bull Salzburg was postponed until 11 January 2011 for police investigation.^[2]

In January 2013, he joined Figueirense on a loan deal.^[3]

In February 2014, he was loaned to Vasco da Gama. In December 2014, Vasco da Gama signed him on a permanent basis.

In 2016, he signed with Czech First League side Mladá Boleslav on a free transfer. He made his debut on 4 October in a Europa League qualifying match against Tetovo.

Honours

• Israel State Cup (1):
  • 2010
• Israeli Premier League (1):
  • 2009–10
• Austrian League (1):
  • 2011–12
• Austrian Cup (1) :
  • 2011-12

Career statistics

As of 23 December 2010^[4][5]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2004	Atlético Paranaense	Série A	0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	0	0
Israel			League		Israel State Cup		Toto Cup		Europe		Total
2005–2006	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Israeli Premier League	33	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	41	1
2006–2007			29	3	2	0	10	0	0	0	41	3
2007–2008			31	3	2	0	6	2	0	0	39	5
2008–2009	Hapoel Tel Aviv		32	3	2	1	5	1	6	1	45	6
2009–2010			34	6	5	0	3	0	12	0	54	6
2010			12	3	0	0	2	1	12	2	26	6
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2011	Red Bull Salzburg	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	0	0
2011–2012			11	0	2	0	–	–	1	0	14	0
2012–2013			2	0	-	-	–	–	0	0	2	0
Total	Brazil		0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	0	0
	Israel		171	19	11	1	34	4	30	3	246	27
	Austria		13	0	2	0	–	–	1	0	16	0
Career total

References

1. דה סילבה הוצג בזלצבורג: שמח לפתוח דף חדש [Douglas da Silva in Red Bull Salzburg] (in Hebrew). ONE. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
2. הוגש כתב אישום: כך סחט זרקו את דה סילבה (in Hebrew). ynet. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011
3. "Zagueiro Douglas e lateral Peter apresentados oficialmente" [Defender Peter Douglas and lateral officially presented] (in Portuguese). Figueirense. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
4. דגלאס דה סילבה [Douglas da Silva] (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
5. דה סילבה דוגלאס [da Silva Douglas] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.